I was like 25? In college with 3 kids, pregnant with my 4th and made my first quilt for my daughter over spring break! but quilting in earnest didn't happen until about 5 years ago.
I was sewing as a kid, mainly to make my hand-me-down pants fit properly and other such clothing modifications. Bell bottom pants were most of what we could find at the thrift store, so I would convert them into tapered legs.